Apr. 10—MAHOMET — Frank Dutton didn’t cast a shadow over Tom Shallenberger when Shallenberger succeeded him as Mahomet-Seymour’s football coach in 1992. Dutton wasn’t the type to keep the spotlight on himself after 21 years at the helm of the program. He knew Shallenberger, an offensive tackle on the Bulldogs’ 1977 state championship team, would handle the job on his …
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What is cooking in the recruitment of Wilnerson Telemaque? Florida three-star talks Colorado, LSU
Wilnerson Telemaque is seeing his recruitment continue to heat up, this following an impressive weekend at the Rivals Camp in Miami. A three-star defensive lineman from Monsignor Pace (Opa Locka, Florida), Telemaque had 16 total tackles and three sacks in eight games last year. He recently announced a top six of Colorado, Florida, LSU, Minnesota, Missouri and West Virginia Telemaque …
Read More »Ohio State football: What we have learned from spring practice so far
Apr. 10—COLUMBUS — Ohio State will wrap up spring football with the annual Scarlet and Gray game Saturday. Before that, the Buckeyes still have work to do with three practices this week and the annual coaches clinic. Much still seems to need to be determined before coach Ryan Day’s team is game-ready in September, but this is what we have …
Read More »UGA football spring game tickets, pregame information
Georgia’s annual G-Day spring football scrimmage will be on Saturday, April 13 at 1:00 p.m. ET. Weather in Athens, Georgia, is projected to be about 70 degrees and sunny for the contest. The spring game will be televised on SEC Network+ for those unable to attend the event in person. Fans will be able to enter Sanford Stadium at 10:30 …
Read More »Blue-chip 2025 WR reschedules Florida visit to Thursday
Billy Napier and Co. have been busy this month split between spring practices for the current players while also hosting potential future members of the Orange and Blue to get a gander at what the Gators are cooking in the Swamp. Four-star wide receiver Cortez Mills out of Homestead (Florida) in the 2025 cycle was supposed to make a trip …
Read More »Recruiting Rumor Mill: News flying fast and furious as spring heats up
Nick Lucero/Rivals.com There was so much news coming out of another busy weekend that a second Recruiting Rumor Mill was needed this week. Here’s the latest from Rivals national recruiting director Adam Gorney: ***** RUMOR MILL: Busy weekend results in more buzz CLASS OF 2024 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State CLASS OF 2025 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team …
Read More »Former five-star recruit with Wisconsin connections to enter transfer portal
USC defensive lineman Bear Alexander plans to enter the transfer portal, according to a report from On3. The former five-star recruit recorded 48 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks in Alex Grinch’s defense in 2023. Grinch is now Wisconsin’s safeties coach after USC fired him midseason, giving the Badgers a connection to the highly touted lineman. Related: Ranking …
Read More »Wisconsin football offers a popular class of 2025 edge rusher
Wisconsin football extended an offer to three-star class of 2025 edge rusher Nicolas Clayton on Tuesday evening. Clayton is 247Sports’ No. 48 edge rusher in the class of 2025 and No. 81 recruit from his home state of Florida. Related: Ranking Wisconsin football’s incoming transfers by expected impact in 2024 season The 6’5″ edge rusher now holds 18 total offers, …
Read More »2025 five-star safety includes Tennessee in top eight
2025 safety prospect Trey McNutt announced his top eight schools. Tennessee, Florida, Texas A&M, Ohio State, USC, Michigan, Oregon and Georgia are McNutt’s top eight schools. The 6-foot, 180-pound five-star safety prospect is from Shaker Heights High School in Cleveland, Ohio. The Vols are one of 10 Southeastern Conference schools to offer McNutt. Tennessee offered a scholarship to McNutt on April …
Read More »“I want to win a championship”: Can new Monmouth football QB spark resurgence for Hawks?
WEST LONG BRANCH – When quarterback Derek Robertson was looking to transfer after throwing for nearly 3,000 yards for Maine last fall, it certainly didn’t hurt that his brother, Jimmy, was Monmouth’s passing game coordinator and quarterback coach. But bottom line, Robertson wants what everyone associated with the program wants. “I was looking for a place where I can win. …
Read More »How Purdue transfer wide receiver Deion Burks has adjusted to life with OU football
NORMAN — OU football’s workouts have been an adjustment for Deion Burks. The Purdue transfer wide receiver, one of the top players at his position in the NCAA transfer portal in the winter, has been welcomed with open arms since he arrived on campus. He’s adapted seamlessly to his classes and his new teammates, but the Sooners’ offseason drills led …
Read More »Jonah Monheim is taking center stage for USC football
Jonah Monheim has played guard and tackle before taking over at center for USC’s offensive line. (Rick Scuteri / Associated Press) Brett Neilon had Jonah Monheim pegged as the eventual heir to the USC center’s throne long before Monheim took the field for the Trojans. From the former three-star prospect’s first practices at USC in 2020, it was obvious Monheim …
Read More »Reliving the dynasty: Nick Saban’s top 5 games with Alabama football
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is an excerpt from The Tuscaloosa News’ commemorative book on Nick Saban and his Alabama football dynasty. The complete top 10 Alabama games from the Saban era with expanded material on each, as well as top players, ranking of all his seasons and much more, can be found in the book. You can order the book online …
Read More »Alabama’s Tyler Booker speaks to relationship with Washington transfer Parker Brailsford
Kalen DeBoer and the Alabama Crimson Tide football team completed their 13th spring practice on Tuesday afternoon from Tuscaloosa leading up to the annual A-Day Game which will take place this Saturday, April 13 from inside Bryant-Denny Stadium. Following Tuesday’s events, Crimson Tide players were made available to the media, including veteran offensive lineman Tyler Booker. Booker was asked about …
Read More »College football recruiting: Ranking the top 25 Greater Akron/Canton high school prospects
The most important time of a high school football player’s recruiting process is at hand. It’s camp season and that means offers will come fast and furious for a strong group of Greater Akron/Canton players. With that in mind, here are the top 25 area recruits in our initial 2024 list: 1. Elbert Hill, Hoban Class of 2026 Cornerback, 5-foot-10, …
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